Planning Commission Recommends Against Proposed Zone Change
Middletown Planning Commission advised the City Commission not to adopt an ordinance reclassifying a Grand Ave area from residential B to A. Public hearing set for March 2. discussions included zoning expert L Segoe’s broader city planning study proposal and a Doty Street rezoning request from B to industrial.
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Grand Ave
Middletown
L. Segoe
Cincinnati
Tropos
City Commission
Segoe
Planning Commission
City Commissin
Doty St
North Ave
B. D. Morgan
G . Breiel
R. L. Stewart
Cora Markham
William Helton
Warren Printz
Marvin D. Clark
Police Briefs Report Multiple Middletown Arrests
Howard Flack 42 and Thomas Howard Johnson 37 were arrested on assault charges by Butler County Sheriff. Collin Henderson 26 was charged with forgery at his Yankee Road home. George Garrison 19, released on $25 bond, faces a court appearance for permitting an unlicensed person to operate a car.
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Howard Flack
Middletown
Thomas Howard Johnson
Butler County
Florence Flack
Collin Henderson
Yankee Rd
George Garrison
Lewis St
Clifton Farms
Obituary for Newton A. Lee Learns Middletown farmer dies at 64
Newton A. Lee, 64, of 2708 Wilbraham Rd, a retired farmer, died today at 7 am at Middletown Hospital after three months of failing health. He resided in Middletown for 20 years. Survived by widow Elizabeth, two daughters, one son, eight sisters, one brother, and two grandchildren. Arrangements incomplete at Riggs Funeral Home.
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Newton A. Lee
Wilbraham Rd
Middletown Hospital
Middletown
Elizabeth
Thomas Combs
Jean Lee
Lawson, Ky
Arthur
Price Briscoe
James Duff
Joanne Allan
Dayton
S. Q. DeHart
Archie Settles
Alice Hampton
Mose Hawkins
Arthur Frensdorf
Cincinnati
Whitney
Kentucky
Riggs Funeral Home
Wendell Rosbac Funeral Services Held in Dayton
Funeral services for Wendell Rosbac 59 of 2108 Logan Ave were held today at 2 p m at Marker Funeral Home Dayton. Burial followed in Beth Abraham Cemetery Oakwood.
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Wendell Rosbac
Logan Ave
Marker Funeral Home
N. Main St
Dayton
Beth Abraham
Oakwood
Funeral for Judge Manville G. Land Held in Cynthiana
Mr and Mrs E S Land returned to Middletown after attending the funeral of Judge Manville G Land 85 former Harrison County judge and attorney for 40 years He died Saturday at his home in Cynthiana Ky He is survived by his widow two sons Edward of Middletown and Charles of Covington Ky two daughters Mrs R E Letty of Louisville Ky and Miss Sarah Land of Cynthiana a sister Miss Ida Land of Cynthiana and four grandchildren
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E. S. Land
Middletown
Manville G. Land
Land
Harrison County
Cynthiana, Ky
Edward
Charles
Covington
R. E. Letty
Louisville
Sarah Land
Cynthiana
Ida Land
Roy Morgan Franklin dies after long public service
Roy Morgan 72 a Franklin police veteran also employed by New York Central Railroad and township duties died at 3 30 p m Monday at his home 110 Fifth St Franklin He left a widow Mary three daughters and four sons including Roy Jr and 22 grandchildren and five great grandchildren He also leaves a sister Mrs Walter Chamberlain Services 2 30 p m Thursday Anglesby Funeral Home with Rev H S Gessner First Baptist Church officiating Burial Woodville Cemetery Friends may call after 2 p m Wednesday
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Franklin
Roy Morgan
Franklin Police Force
Fifth St
New York Central Railroad
Morgan
Mary
Paul Ruppert
Paul Lackens
Earl Campbell
Carl
Ben
John
Roy Jr
Dayton
Walter Chamberlain
Westerville
Anglesby
H. S. Gessner
First Baptist Church
Woodville
Lord Ranbeillour a Former Commons Deputy Speaker Passes
London reports the death of Lord Ranbeillour aged 78 a former deputy speaker of the House of Commons and holder of key posts including lord of the treasury from 1916 to 1919 and treasurer of the king's household in 1915 to 1916 confirming his distinguished service in wartime government and royal finance.
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London
Lord Ranbeillour
House of Commons
Treasury
King's Household
Michigan Repeals Ban On Colored Oleo
Michigan Senate approves repeal of a 48 year ban on colored oleomargarine by a 21 to 7 vote. The act follows a 190 thousand signer initiatory petition and will take effect 90 days after this legislature adjourns, marking the first statehood era voter approved act.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan
State Senate
Man Sentenced In Cattle Theft in Coldwater Michigan
Circuit Judge Charles O Arch sentenced Benjamin H Lett 56 of Dayton Ohio to three to four years in southern Michigan prison on a livestock theft charge. The case stemmed from the attempted theft of two cattle from William Rice Coldwater Township farm in January. A second Dayton man Leroy R Nolan 20 awaits trial on the same charge. A third defendant is sought.
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Coldwater, Mich
Charles O. Arch
Benjamin H. Lett
Dayton
Southern
Michigan
William Rice
Coldwater Township
Leroy R. Nolan
Durkin Decree Resolves Sixth Divorce Suit
Mrs Hazel Durkin was finally granted a divorce from William J. Durkin after filing six divorce actions in under three years and dropping five. The decree follows she charged he drank and refused to support her. the divorce was granted yesterday in Cleveland.
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Cleveland
Hazel Durkin
William J. Durkin
Storm Leaves Blue Ball School and Mayfield Garage Damaged
Debris litters Mayfield and Blue Ball as last night’s wind and rain storm floods ceilings and shatters structures. The Blue Ball School roof is torn off and found in a field, while the Mayfield garage collapses trapping cars. Trees uprooted, power lines broken, and scattered roofs mark the path, with residents recalling a fiery arc over Armco East Works.
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Mayfield
Blue Bail
Blue Bail School
Incledent Motors
Blue Ball
Armco East Works
Bank HoldUp Nets $30,000 In Baltimore Bank
Three masked gunmen robbed a Union Trust branch in northwest Baltimore daylight, taking about $30,000. A head teller Karl Yost was threatened as a bandit forced cash into a bag, while depositor Howard Singleton lost $400 at a teller window. Women employees were herded to the rear. the trio fled in a car.
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Baltimore
Union Trust Company
Karl Yost
Yost
Howard Singleton
Nervous diseases more common among brain workers
A study finds that nervous diseases are much more prevalent among brain workers than among other people. The report highlights higher incidence rates, suggesting occupational stress as a contributing factor.
Truman Names Board To Probe Rail Dispute
President Truman created an emergency board to study a rail labor dispute over diesel locomotive crew counts. The union seeks an extra fireman on diesels and an extra engineer on multiple unit trains. Board members are George W. Taylor Grady Lewis and George E. Osborne, with a 30 day report deadline.
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Washington
Truman
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Union
Eastern
Western
Southeastern
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
George W. Taylor
Grady Lewis
George E. Osborne
Europe Through First Phase Of Recovery
In a Chicago speech, Paul G. Hoffman, ECA administrator, declared Europe has completed the first phase of economic recovery under the Marshall Plan. He credited the UK with taming inflation and balance budgets, Italy with stable lira and rising private savings, and France with inflation control and tighter credit. He noted 1948 output in participating nations rose 14% from 1947, approaching prewar levels, with steel near prewar highs except for western Germany.
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Chicago
Paul G. Hoffman
ECA
Europe
Hoffman
Inland Daily Press Association
United Kingdom
Italy
France
Bank of France
Western
Germany
Three-Vehicle Crash Damages $1000 on Verity Parkway
A three vehicle wreck at Verity Parkway and Second Avenue caused about $1,000 in damage. Charlies Fendersmith 50 of 132 Eaton Drive drove a car. Allen Lindon Jr 30 of 1498 Manchester Avenue drove a truck. William Chesser 23 of 520 South College Street Oxford drove an Oxford Coach Lines bus. The bus struck the rear of the car, pushing it into the truck. no damage to the truck was reported.
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Verity Pkwy
Second Ave
Charlies Fendersmith
Eaton Dr
Allen Lindon, Jr
Manchester Ave
Oxford Coach Lines
William Chesser
South College St
Oxford
Fendersmith
Vital Statistics for Manville Land and Others
Obituary notice lists Manville G Land aged 85 of Cynthiana Kentucky Roy Morgan 72 of Franklin and Newton A Lee 64 of Middletown with brief ages and locations in a local obituary item.
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Manville G. Land
Cynthiana
Roy Morgan
Franklin Newton A. Lee
Middletown
Births in City and Out of Town Notices
Birth announcements list multiple families with addresses and newborns including Mr. and Mrs Benton Osborne a girl on Monday and Mr. and Mrs Maurice Mack a boy at 2200 Tytus Ave. also Mr and Mrs James Post a girl and others with Monday or Tuesday due dates. Out of town births note William James Spindler born Saturday February 1 in Dixon Illinois with paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs W H Spindler and maternal grandmother Mrs J Sikhart. Cincinnati related birth at Good Samaritan Hospital for Paul Kernan and Margaret Sikhart.
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Maurice Mack
Tytus Ave
James Post
Winona Dr
Clifton Melton
Lake Ave
Franklin
Dillard Wagers
Bexley Dr
Henry Couch
Oneka
L. J. Lakes
Garfield St
James’ Herry
Princeton Ave
Tuesay
Harding Bolling
South Lebanon
Pirth
Donald Spindler
Dixson
Ill
William James
W. H. Spindler
Ardmore
Paul Kernan
Margaret Sikhart
Cincinnati
Good Samaritan Hospital
J. Sikhart
Buena Ave
Hospital Patients Share Surgical and Medical Stays
A list from The Hospital records multiple patients with both surgical and medical stays. Names include Pearlie Spencer Fleming Cross Ewell Collins Fern Jones Herbert Kelhoffer Mabel Larson Buford Fugate Terry Herzog D C Campbell Robert Burns Vondra Yoho Jimmy Kelley Beverly Fiscus and others. Several patients are noted as discharged.
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Pearlie Spencer
Sim Spencer
Sycamore St
Edward Cross
Early Cross
Fleming Rd
Ewell Collins
Central Ave
Fern Jones
North Broad St
Herbert Kelhoffer
Trenton
Surgical
Mabel Larson
West Elkton
Buford Fugate
Queen Ave
Terry Allen Herzog
Frank Herzog
Wilbraham Rd
Rev
D. C. Campbell
Monroe
Robert S. Burns, Jr
Robert S. Burns, Sr
Aberdeen Dr
Vondra Yoho
Lloyd Yoho
Share, Sr
Jimmy Kelley
Herbert Kelley
Eldora Dr
Beverly Fiscus
Robert Fiscus
Baltimore St
Robert Engle
Middletown
James Yeary
Franklin
Manford Earl Smith
Earl Smith
Wilbraham
William F. Rambo
South Broad St
Walter Secrist
Lebanon
Patty Morrison
Dorsey Morrison
Wind Blows Home From Foundation Leaving Family Uninjured
A white frame house at 1700 Lawn Ave was blown off its foundation and rested on a corner during an early morning storm. Mack Keeton and his wife and five children escaped with only minor cuts to Louise, 12, while others slept downstairs. The home’s collapse damaged nearby property and a garage across the street, and the family is staying with relatives while seeking a new place to live. The incident also toppled a trailer home and toppled a tree near the Mayfield couple Richard Morton, who sheltered with neighbors.
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Lawn Ave
Pisa
Mack Keeton
Louise
Keeton
John Will
Sennor
O. L. Lawsan Real Estate
Richard Marton
Mayfield
Wings Over Honolulu and Cor Vette-25 Showings Listed
Tuesday and Wednesday screens show Wings Over Honolulu starring Ray Milland at 3 25, 6 45, and 10 10 p m. Cor Vette-25 with Randolph Scott plays at 1 45, 5 and 8 25 p m. An odd note claims ancient Romans linked rooftop alighting to death omens.
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Honolulu
Ray Milland
Randolph Scott
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America
New York
Louis F. Jones
Knights of
Pythias
LaFayette Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
LaFayette Lodge
Manville
G. Land
Associated Press
Grandma
Grandpa Cutsinger
United States
Humphreys
Cutsingers
Kaye Keithley
Evelyn Keithley
Dorothy Larkin
Quality Family Laundry
Ivory Soap Laundry
Logan
Truman Names Board
Word
Benton Osborne
Ha Central Ave
Monay
Eugene C. Thorner
West Market St
Germantown
Ohio
Don Juan
Errol Flynn
Viveca Lindfors
Ted’ Omeana
Lady Borden
Armco Veterans
Mr. Chas. Long
The
Holy Trinity
Ross Fisher
Armco Veterans Club
McCoy-Leffler Organization
McCoy-Leffler
Coy-Leffler
Broad Street
First Ave
Middletown Industries
H. H. Lawrence
Middletown Industrial Council
WPFB
Layton and Lambert
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